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1973-74 Big Ten Conference Season Summary

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Record: 138-114, .548 W-L% (11th of 20)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Regular Season Champion: Indiana and Michigan

NCAA Tournament: 1 (Michigan)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 1 (Indiana)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Indiana, Michigan and Purdue)

Standings

Conference Overall
Rk School W L W-L% W L W-L%
1 Indiana R 12 2 .857 23 5 .821
1 Michigan* R 12 2 .857 22 5 .815
3 Purdue  10 4 .714 21 9 .700
4 Wisconsin  8 6 .571 16 8 .667
4 Michigan State  8 6 .571 13 11 .542
6 Minnesota  6 8 .429 12 12 .500
7 Iowa  5 9 .357 8 16 .333
8 Ohio State  4 10 .286 9 15 .375
9 Northwestern  3 11 .214 9 15 .375
10 Illinois  2 12 .143 5 18 .217

AP Poll Summary

School Pre 12/4 12/11 12/18 12/25 1/2 1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29 2/5 2/12 2/19 2/26 3/5 3/12 3/19 Final
Michigan             18 14 15 20 16 15 19 17 16 12 7 6
Indiana 3 3 3 7 7 8 13 12 11 12 12 12 10 9 13 10 11 9
Purdue                                 18 11
Wisconsin           17 13 19 17 16                

NCAA Tournament

Regional Semifinal
Michigan won (77-68) versus Notre Dame (Mideast Regional)

Regional Final
Michigan lost (72-70) versus Marquette (Mideast Regional)